Improvement in plows



E. J. FRASER.

Wheel-Plow.

Patented Sept. 25, 18604 ZW a wwe-555s.'

N. PETERS. FHOYOYLITHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, o c:v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN J. EiaASEn,`oE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

iiviPRovi-:M ENT IN PLows.

Specilicatioii forming part of Letters Patent No. 30,136, dated Septcmbcr 25, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. FRASER, of Kansas Oity,in the county of J ackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and I mproved Plow; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side sectional elevation of my invention, :I: Fig. 2, indicating the plane of section; Fig. 2, a back view ofthe same; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section of the same, taken in the line y y, Fig. 1.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in the Several lgures.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of plows which are' connected with wheels and are frequently termed sulky-plows.77

To enable those skilled in the art to fully uuderstand and construct iny invention, I will proceed to describe it. Arepresents the wooden bed ofthe axle, and C the axle proper, the latter being an iron shaft fitted in a longitudinal recessin the under side ofthe bed and secured in bearin gs ci a, the axle being allowed to turn in its bearings. The ends ot' the axle G are provided respectively with cranks b c, one ot' which has a position at right angles to that of the other, as shown clearly in Fig. l, and each crank is provided with an arm, d, on which the wheels D D are placed.

Io theaxle C a bent or curved lever, E, is attached, saidlever extending backward over the bed A and by the side of a segment, F, which is secured vertically to albar, G, attached at right angles to the bed A, near vthe wheel D'. The segment F is provided with a stop, e, which retains the lever E when drawn back to the extent of its movement.

The bearings a t are metal sockets fitted on the ends of the axle-bed A, and the socket at the oli' end of the bed has a horizontal projection, f, which serves as a bearing for the crank c when the latter' is in a horizontal position, and in the projection f there is driven a pin, f', which serves as a bearing for the crank c when the latter is in a vertical position. The

other bearing a has a pin, g, projecting horidescription.

zontally from it, said pin serving as a bearing for the crank b when the latter is in a vertical position.

On the bed A and bar G the drivers seat H is secured, and to the back end of the bar Gr there is attached a pendent bar, I, which has a vertical slot, h, made in it, and in which a slide, t, is placed and secured at any desired point by a screw-bolt, j, the bead 7c of which projects laterally from the slide, so that it may be fitted in a slot, l, in a metal clip, J, which encompasses a plowbeam, K, the clip being near the standard in ofthe plow. The slot lis provided at its upper part with iianges a, one at each side, behind which the head la of the screw passes and forms a connection between the pendent bar l and theplow-beain. (SeeFig. 3.) The front end of the beamK has aclevis, o, attached, said clevis having its front end provided with aseries of perforations, through either of which a bolt, 10, passes, which secures the front end of the beam to a pendant, q, which rests on the bar G.

To the bar G a treadle, H', is attached, and the front end of this treadle is connected to the pendant q. The pendent bar I, at the back end of the bar G, is braced by a rod, r, as .shown clearly in Fig. 1. Theplow connected with the beam Kmay be ofthe usual turning-mold-board form, and therefore does not require a minute The barGis to extend sufficiently forward to form the draft-pole. The driver is on tlieseat H, and an attendant holds the plow. As the implement is drawn along, and when at its work, the lever E is allowed to extend forward, it not beingheld by stop @,and the cranks b c ot' the axle C will assume the position shown in Fig. Z-to wit, the crank c being in a horizontal position and bearing against the projec tioiif, and the crank b beiiigin a vertical position and bearing against the pin g. This position of the cranks b o causes the wheel D to be lower than the wheel D, and admits of the former ruiming in the furrow a", and the latter running on the nnplowed surface bx, while the axle and plow are kept in a horizontal and proper working position. (See Fig. 2.)

In turning the machine at the ends ofa eld, or in transporting it from place to place, the driver, by merely drawing back the upper end of lever E, will turn the axle C and reverse the position ofthe cranks, the crankc being turned.

to a vertical position and crank b to a horizontal one. The movements of the cranks elevate the plow so that its share will be above the sur face ofthe ground, and at the same time the Wheels DD are adjusted to a common ievel with their axle C in a horizontal position.

The whole arrangementis extremely simple and efficient. The plow-beam K may be easily attached to and disconnected from the pendent bar I, and at any time when itis necessary to elevate the plowshare to allow thesame to pass over obstructions it may be done by simply depressing the inner end of treadle H', the driver doing this with his foot.

I do not claim the axle C; but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

Connecting` the plow-beam K to the bar G through the medium of the pendent bar I, provided With the slide i and boltk, in connection with the clip J, attached to the plow-beam K, v

and provided with the slot l, substantially as described.

EDWIN J. FRASER.

Witnesses:

J. A. BOARMAN, J o THOME. 

